Chairman of Conservatives Abroad, Heather Harper held discussions with Lord Lexden at the House of Lords on the day of the debate, 24 July, Lord Lexden said:
" the committee stage of the Bill in the autumn will be crucial. There will need to be full consultation with Conservatives Abroad. I will want to be sure that all the points they want to be made are included in the comments that I make on the amendments I will be moving which will propose formally that the 15-year limit should be abolished"
Lord Lexden will be speaking at the Conservatives Abroad Conference on October 11 2012